Flying Pickets - Only You

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  • čas přidán 1. 06. 2006
  • The Flying Pickets is a British a cappella vocal group, that had a surprise number one hit in 1983 in the UK singles chart, with their cover of Yazoo's track - "Only You".
    This song appears in the last scene of the Wong Kar-Wai's film "Fallen Angels".
    More info:
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  • @donallen1384
    @donallen1384 Před 5 měsíci +305

    Here I am January 2024, listening to the old songs, no mobile phone, 80 years old, but still enjoying the old songs.

    • @Jez-Hero24
      @Jez-Hero24 Před 4 měsíci +19

      Isn't it funny as a fellow young man that kids look at us with the you know nothing look,and I look back with a tear in my eye thinking that they've been robbed of a time when musician's made us feel part of our world and could enjoy life with little restriction on living life. I for one don't envy their future in the new world.

    • @rayparsons1062
      @rayparsons1062 Před 4 měsíci +5

      Totally agree with you great music.

    • @ravenmadd1343
      @ravenmadd1343 Před 3 měsíci

      @@Jez-Hero2454 now, still hooked on 80's music :) Also old movies where the story mattered more than the special effects.
      I grew up when the home computer was basically a games machine for kids. Now work in IT and just seeing where that's going scares the hell out of me. Our grandchildren will be tracked and managed from cradle to grave, they will never know different because that will be their world, they will be conditioned by it. Artificial Intelligence will make that so much easier and so will be open to abuse by those who seek power.
      We complain that kids don't understand what we had, the simplicity of life, having real friends and no phones etc. but unfortunately we made the world we live in.
      We developed all the tech so some people could get rich while others buy things they don't really need and often can't really afford. We built a quick buzz economy where people buy things to get a quick fix of short lived happiness before chasing the next thing.
      We drove economies to the point where our kids can't buy a home and couples both have to work so, as a result, no one looks after their own children anymore.
      That's what I find saddest.
      We had a great childhood because we poor by comparison to today. Yet a house was within reach on a single income. We also knew our parents instead of a caretaker.
      We work to give our kids everything and as a result they have so little of any real value and they have little value on what they do have that is valuable such as family, friends, respect,youth, good music, risk, fun.
      Yep, not looking forward to that future but there are more years behind me than in front :D

    • @donna4976
      @donna4976 Před 3 měsíci +4

      HERE ALSO.. LISTENING TOO AND SENDING LOVE..!

    • @northscrow9316
      @northscrow9316 Před 3 měsíci +2

      Old geezer. i hear you. im not as old, but here we are. give some recommendations! whats next?

  • @bon4243
    @bon4243 Před rokem +744

    The old days with no money no jobs, no Internet no mobile phones, just people listening to good music and taking the time to talk and be with each other, and it was 100 times better than it is now.

    • @debbieporter8610
      @debbieporter8610 Před rokem +10

      It Was Fun And So Happy

    • @philipwilliams5808
      @philipwilliams5808 Před rokem +87

      Unless you were gay or Black or Asian or had Polio or cancer or smallpox, or had worked half your life in a soon to be closed, steel works or coal mine, or were abused by teachers, or clergy or sports coaches, the list goes on. Yes, great times for lucky people like me, a nightmare for too many others. Let's not whitewash the past because we still enjoy the music

    • @marcharrison1970
      @marcharrison1970 Před rokem +31

      @@philipwilliams5808 You're not getting the concept of nostalgia. Otherwise anything is better than being a Polish Jew on a one way trip to Treblinka December 1942.

    • @bentob1ox
      @bentob1ox Před 8 měsíci +12

      Blame the neo-liberals for making everything about capital.

    • @Desertfox170
      @Desertfox170 Před 8 měsíci +4

      Good time s

  • @ianrae1546
    @ianrae1546 Před rokem +1016

    My dad loved this song. He passed away, June 8th 2022.
    RIP dad ❤

    • @heathertaylor-nicholson9387
      @heathertaylor-nicholson9387 Před rokem +24

      *Hugs* So sorry for your loss xxxx

    • @ianrae1546
      @ianrae1546 Před rokem +11

      @@heathertaylor-nicholson9387
      Thank you

    • @user-jo2gf4em6b
      @user-jo2gf4em6b Před rokem +15

      He saw the best times...All the best

    • @ianrae1546
      @ianrae1546 Před rokem +8

      @@user-jo2gf4em6b
      Thank you

    • @aldorfc220
      @aldorfc220 Před rokem +16

      My gran died on the 9th June 2022 and its never easy especially Christmas coming up 💔

  • @user-ee8cr6dc8s
    @user-ee8cr6dc8s Před 11 měsíci +44

    I am a 68yo man, this song is so evocative, wonderful memories still moves me today 2023

  • @ThomasCassonActor
    @ThomasCassonActor Před rokem +688

    This transports me back to sleepy Christmas holidays, Woolworth's lights, new toys, family, and food. Beautiful memories.

  • @patrickkelly6590
    @patrickkelly6590 Před rokem +122

    There's not many songs actually make me cry.. This is one... Missed opportunity's, lost connection's, people I will never see again, place's I miss and the passing of time that I can never get back...

    • @sandrac815
      @sandrac815 Před rokem +10

      patrick kelly...Beautifully said....❤️Many of us feel the same like you do...remenber that, hopefully this simple words of mine will help...

    • @johnchambers9836
      @johnchambers9836 Před 3 měsíci +3

      I'm totally with you here

    • @KC-sm7gm
      @KC-sm7gm Před 3 měsíci +2

      Fuck yeah bro. 💯%

    • @gezzadude7881
      @gezzadude7881 Před 2 měsíci +4

      Yea man, alot of us can relate there. Time just keep's passing and we are just left with memories. This song also brings a tear to my eye as it makes my mind drift back to times I had and like you said, Missed opportunity's, lost connections and people that will never see again. Time passes and it's an emotional ride in life as we go through it. I guess you gotta just be strong and keep rollin on. Anyways yea well said man, I totallly can relate just like alot of other's do.

  • @yokotoki
    @yokotoki Před 2 lety +954

    I cant listen to this song without remembering Fallen Angels... The ending tho.. Good times..

    • @futuresmiles5797
      @futuresmiles5797 Před 2 lety +33

      THAT’s where I heard it too!! Thank you, song popped into my head this morning out of nowhere

    • @wonderfulfable
      @wonderfulfable Před 2 lety +38

      Its the perfect song played as Michelle Reis & Takeshi Kaneshiro ride out into the rising morning sun.

    • @yokotoki
      @yokotoki Před 2 lety +3

      @@wonderfulfable ikr!! The deleted scene tho 😔

    • @yokotoki
      @yokotoki Před 2 lety +6

      @@futuresmiles5797 this is the sign that you should rewatch it again....

    • @fllicksick
      @fllicksick Před 2 lety +17

      Possibly the most romantic movie ending of all time

  • @philfernley
    @philfernley Před 6 měsíci +140

    We’re 8 Dads whose children play in the local Under 8s football team. It’s become a tradition that, at Christmas, we’ll all meet up in the local boozer and have an evening of pints and banter. It’s a small village in the North-West, so it only has the one pub with about 5 ales on draught. We love it because it’s not moved on from the 80s - the carpet alone could induce a seizure and gaudy, foil Christmas decorations are strewn about the place, as though a bricklayer has thrown them up in 5 minutes to add a bit of décor to the place. I turned 42 two days ago, yet the place makes me feel 8 again, as I remember my own Dad, Grandad and other family members regularly descend upon the place. I’d be given a couple of quid to go and play on the slot machine or tap a packet of cheese and onion to enjoy with my coke. Happy times.x
    Last night, we’re all sat there, pints of John Smiths aplenty, and this very song comes on. You’ve never seen 8 fully grown men get glassy-eyed so fast as we’re all transported back to our working-class, council estate Christmases. The Pogues does the same, but you hear it so much these days it’s ten-a-penny. This song - this version of this song - really takes you there.
    7 pints later and it’s a chippy tea on the walk home. We’ll do the same again next Christmas. Hope The Pickets make an appearance.

    • @CeCeCanapee
      @CeCeCanapee Před 4 měsíci +3

    • @miragre9205
      @miragre9205 Před 4 měsíci +9

      I really enjoyed reading your story, beautiful!
      God bless

    • @philfernley
      @philfernley Před 4 měsíci +4

      @@miragre9205 Thank you ;)

    • @andyb8909
      @andyb8909 Před 4 měsíci +5

      Lovely stuff Phil, made me want to be there too!

    • @reginagargan2543
      @reginagargan2543 Před 4 měsíci +4

      Wow, lovely memory and so well written 👏

  • @NightsAndDays
    @NightsAndDays Před rokem +209

    i just finished Fallen Angels and this song got stuck in my head. It's fascinating how art can bring us such pain and longing...

    • @siddharthatri
      @siddharthatri Před rokem +11

      I had heard this cover years ago. But even I finished watching Fallen Angels just now, and I had to come back to this magnificent song...!!

    • @applejackpho3771
      @applejackpho3771 Před 11 měsíci +12

      I always finish the credits when I watch Fallen Angels. Saw the movie as a teenager back in 1998 and I watch it again every few years.

    • @tjpotvin
      @tjpotvin Před 9 měsíci +12

      Such an amazing ending, this song is perfect for it as well. Masterpiece of a movie.

  • @kevinsanders4514
    @kevinsanders4514 Před rokem +256

    2023 and I still come back to this song to remind me of the good old days

    • @aaroncirullo8563
      @aaroncirullo8563 Před rokem +7

      The original and best version. I remember when this first came out. I have loved it ever since. 2023 and its still the best version

    • @eti2411
      @eti2411 Před rokem +6

      Not seeking songs, seeking memories

    • @skydreamer4225
      @skydreamer4225 Před rokem +3

      Same

    • @hansfp
      @hansfp Před rokem +4

      Just talking to my mate about the video said it reminds me of old times, good old pubs, oh those days....

    • @AnglOsAxOn2
      @AnglOsAxOn2 Před rokem +2

      @@aaroncirullo8563 Yazoo first performed this song written by Vince Clark who was a group member.

  • @donnacattell6426
    @donnacattell6426 Před 3 lety +480

    Who is still listening to this in 2021, beautiful memories, my mom bought me this when I was 14, the sad thing was she was deaf, a song to remember❤️

    • @jlessien3826
      @jlessien3826 Před 2 lety +3

      I just did. Brought back some good memories about my childhood times.

    • @Aidensfieldcop
      @Aidensfieldcop Před 2 lety +3

      I still love to listen to this song, it’s really great!

    • @michelelavender1967
      @michelelavender1967 Před 2 lety +4

      Me in Athens Greece xxx

    • @janbuba6339
      @janbuba6339 Před 2 lety +3

      I'm 34 and I love this song 🎉🎉🎉🎉

    • @martincrockford5175
      @martincrockford5175 Před 2 lety +2

      @@janbuba6339 I’m 32, timeless music...... 👍

  • @rhinopower3904
    @rhinopower3904 Před rokem +443

    The most underrated band ever in history. Absolutely unreal vocals never ever gets old

    • @lizbayly4994
      @lizbayly4994 Před rokem +6

      I agree. A super band and yes, so underrated

    • @csabazsemlye793
      @csabazsemlye793 Před rokem +2

      Yes, its a very good band, and a good clip, but its underrated.

    • @markfox1545
      @markfox1545 Před rokem

      More cretins saying something massively successful is underrated. Have you ever had an original thought?

    • @rhinopower3904
      @rhinopower3904 Před rokem

      @@markfox1545 who you calling cretins you fkin idiot why bother posting that what a 🤡

    • @peterhorscroft1645
      @peterhorscroft1645 Před rokem +3

      agree COMPLETELY!!!

  • @jonescathy051
    @jonescathy051 Před 4 lety +1783

    Me and my brother washing dishes on a Sunday listening to the chart show on radio 1 and this came on as number one and the snow suddenly started falling in fact we watched it via the yellow street light cascading down by time the song had finished the whole garden was white about about a couple of inches thick. It was the most Christmassey I has ever felt in my whole life . Thank you for the memory.

    • @Robutube1
      @Robutube1 Před 4 lety +83

      Such are the bookmarks in our lives Cathy. Thanks for sharing one of yours.

    • @mattpage3489
      @mattpage3489 Před 4 lety +36

      Wow that is amazing! Beautiful memory

    • @terrymurphy66
      @terrymurphy66 Před 4 lety +17

      Cracking song

    • @darylv49
      @darylv49 Před 4 lety +34

      Amazing... that music from decades ago, can recall memories so clearly, as if it were only yesterday. Loved and miss the 80’s life seemed so much simpler then.

    • @susanandrew6453
      @susanandrew6453 Před 4 lety +20

      What a lovely, vivid memory you shared: thank you!

  • @MrDayjur
    @MrDayjur Před 3 lety +508

    Brian Hibbard, no ego, just a quiet man, sings this with his band mates, so magically. Simply iconic.

    • @hereforthemusic
      @hereforthemusic Před rokem +19

      Absolutely! RIP Brian 💔

    • @hereforthemusic
      @hereforthemusic Před rokem +6

      @MR MISTER I've not seen that but, I did see him in the TV series Making Out & yes a he was a good actor.

    • @brucedickinson2207
      @brucedickinson2207 Před rokem +10

      And he was at it with Deirdre Barlow

    • @patrickkelly6590
      @patrickkelly6590 Před rokem +6

      He was in Coronation Street for a while not alot of people know that.. Rip

    • @FrankBacon-us6vv
      @FrankBacon-us6vv Před 11 měsíci +5

      ​@@patrickkelly6590I remember him. Doug Murray, he worked at the garage with Kevin back in the mid nineties. I was only a kid but that's how good he was that I still remember his name nearly 30 years later!

  • @fasterthanbulls-officialyo3009
    @fasterthanbulls-officialyo3009 Před 3 měsíci +9

    This was number one when my dad died in 1983... an absolutely beautiful song ❤❤❤ xxx

  • @erwinboodhoo338
    @erwinboodhoo338 Před rokem +37

    2023 and still loving this, my absolute favorite version❤

  • @walterarmstrong899
    @walterarmstrong899 Před 4 lety +519

    Makes me think of my lovely wife,i had this at her passing in 2010 i keep thinking of her she loved it as i did beautiful.

    • @timothycarlisle4987
      @timothycarlisle4987 Před 4 lety +25

      My wife died 2014 played this at her Memorial Service

    • @phoebe_2007
      @phoebe_2007 Před 4 lety +13

      My uncle died back in 2018 and this was one of his favourite songs

    • @janeopie1045
      @janeopie1045 Před 4 lety +8

      Hug xx

    • @tombriggs9535
      @tombriggs9535 Před 4 lety +11

      Lost my dad in 2010 and this reminds me of him

    • @jujubees5855
      @jujubees5855 Před 4 lety +7

      **raises my glass to your missus and my mister

  • @loungejay8555
    @loungejay8555 Před 3 lety +152

    This is part of the rich tapestry of British culture and music.

  • @PolarbearKA
    @PolarbearKA Před 10 měsíci +37

    just voices.
    no need for more.
    perfect.

    • @claudiakatz-palme9708
      @claudiakatz-palme9708 Před 8 měsíci

      right 😎

    • @michaelthomas3314
      @michaelthomas3314 Před 2 měsíci

      I remember when this fine tune which did'nt need fine tuneing first came out my Nanna Ruby would not have it that it was done Acapella and no instruments were used RIP Nan but you was mistaken! Still Luvs Yah Tho

  • @nothingtoseeheremovealong
    @nothingtoseeheremovealong Před rokem +103

    My dad loved this version. It takes me back to much simpler but happier times. Brilliantly done

    • @jamiestevens5598
      @jamiestevens5598 Před rokem +6

      My dad it too !happy times then also x

    • @bapete5159
      @bapete5159 Před 5 měsíci +2

      Better times.....now it’s Crap...not many decent Pubs.....or Working Mans Clubs.....now knocked down and made into Flats.....👍🇬🇧☹️

  • @rasxkolnikov
    @rasxkolnikov Před 4 lety +315

    Fallen Angels 🥀

  • @juniperbreeze1204
    @juniperbreeze1204 Před 3 lety +599

    This song is the ONLY thing that helps me when I am having a panic attack... Idk why, but singing along with this version, calms me... I absolutely LOVE this song... This version...

    • @andrewmcgregor4915
      @andrewmcgregor4915 Před 3 lety +14

      Stay calm jen. Your not alone

    • @andrewmcgregor4915
      @andrewmcgregor4915 Před 3 lety +2

      Call me

    • @polar315
      @polar315 Před 2 lety +7

      Keep yearning for times to be like the 80s again. Will not happen but, was such a wonderful time

    • @martymoo82
      @martymoo82 Před 2 lety +4

      I love this song

    • @katwright4626
      @katwright4626 Před 2 lety +13

      This was my best friend's favourite tune.....he died not long ago so this tune has memories

  • @thesnowman9474
    @thesnowman9474 Před 2 lety +113

    Amazing vocals and amazing version of this song. RIP Brian Hibbard

  • @dougaldouglas8842
    @dougaldouglas8842 Před 8 měsíci +37

    Wonderful, absolutely wonderful and glad to have lived through this era of such magnificent music as this.

  • @rizkysharadin7606
    @rizkysharadin7606 Před 4 lety +539

    Fallen angels brought me here
    This music makes the ending even more powerful

    • @alanandconnielast
      @alanandconnielast Před 4 lety +1

      Demons? What a moron.

    • @ryanoneiljohnson8743
      @ryanoneiljohnson8743 Před 4 lety +78

      @@alanandconnielast what's he meant was a Wong Kar Wai's film called Fallen Angels. You should watch it, so nice and beautiful through its cinematography.

    • @jebediahchagels
      @jebediahchagels Před 4 lety +5

      @@alanandconnielast You tried it

    • @MikeJoints
      @MikeJoints Před 4 lety +2

      yeah

    • @evanparrafx
      @evanparrafx Před 4 lety +54

      Wong Kar-Wai uses music so perfectly you'd think they were written for his movies. Beautiful song for a beautiful ending.

  • @NewRootsHairUK
    @NewRootsHairUK Před 8 lety +1369

    I have to keep reminding myself there is no music here, just the voices. Incredible.

    • @eclectica1
      @eclectica1 Před 8 lety +27

      +Chester Fields But there are synthesizers in the background.

    • @NewRootsHairUK
      @NewRootsHairUK Před 8 lety +17

      ***** No. There isn't any music.

    • @eclectica1
      @eclectica1 Před 8 lety +22

      There are synths in the background right at the very beginning.

    • @NewRootsHairUK
      @NewRootsHairUK Před 8 lety +12

      ***** Well I can't hear them. This record was sold in the 1980s on the basis it was voices only.

    • @gorgolyt
      @gorgolyt Před 8 lety +33

      +Chester Fields Stop arguing dude, anybody with a pair of ears can tell that there are synths throughout this song. They are pretty obvious at 2:20 for example. You can also confirm this by spending twenty seconds on Wikipedia.

  • @lost4491
    @lost4491 Před 3 lety +39

    a 14 yrs old me searching for 80's and 90's songs. aaa what a masterpiecee.

  • @ianblinkybill4559
    @ianblinkybill4559 Před 10 měsíci +34

    Just using their voices to take us to another place. Just beyond perfect

  • @arseniolupin8851
    @arseniolupin8851 Před 4 lety +501

    who's listening this beautiful song today again thumbs up forever !!!

    • @brendamartin6402
      @brendamartin6402 Před 4 lety +3

      Went to see them in concet 1984. Was heavily pregnant and they signed photo over my BUMP...the lead singer lived incardiff and my daughter saw him often. Sadly he died couple of years ago. Still have their photo and cd. Really good guys, wonderful harmony.

    • @kristianyrjola
      @kristianyrjola Před 4 lety +1

      I am.

    • @kimberleywhitchurch2700
      @kimberleywhitchurch2700 Před 4 lety

      Today I heard it for the first time: it was used as the recessional music for a friend's funeral.

    • @garryn6224
      @garryn6224 Před 3 lety +1

      @@kimberleywhitchurch2700 Every time you hear this in the future you will think of them.

    • @pearsekinchella560
      @pearsekinchella560 Před 3 lety

      Me

  • @finnmacaodhain7103
    @finnmacaodhain7103 Před 5 lety +1769

    These guys started singing professionally to raise funds for families during the Miners Strike of 1984.

    • @chokdeemaak
      @chokdeemaak Před 4 lety +47

      Finn Mac Aodhain NUM loyal to the last

    • @gilbertholden2249
      @gilbertholden2249 Před 4 lety +41

      Finn Mac Aodhain
      That is were the group name came from.

    • @wingkitloh7724
      @wingkitloh7724 Před 4 lety +32

      my respect

    • @marcelamichot4850
      @marcelamichot4850 Před 4 lety +21

      At least something positive for Mrs Thatcher ?

    • @gregslow1
      @gregslow1 Před 4 lety +60

      Wow! And then they had their no. 1 hit in 1983! Truly amazing. These things don't happen anymore these days.

  • @anthonycattell
    @anthonycattell Před rokem +20

    I remmber going to the youth club walking back with mates humming this song ,and thinking life was so so easy ,I love this song and always will

  • @kathdavis8059
    @kathdavis8059 Před 9 měsíci +13

    I used to work where this was filmed. Brian Hibbard was a real genuine guy who had time for everyone, another lovely human gone too soon. 🎶♥️Xx

    • @mistofoles
      @mistofoles Před 3 měsíci +1

      You did ? Where was it filmed ?

  • @SensationalBanana
    @SensationalBanana Před 8 lety +156

    England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland... how many GREAT classics you have given us!

    • @MrZinego1
      @MrZinego1 Před 5 lety +4

      Very true my friend

    • @inspirationworks8357
      @inspirationworks8357 Před 5 lety +8

      Thank God for the Celts ! I am American but have all of those in my heritage -- all four leaves of the clover. Plus A healthy dose of Scandinavian. 💚☘🍀☘🍀☘💚

    • @kentpaul188
      @kentpaul188 Před 5 lety +4

      Your welcome mate 🙂

  • @MrRonsof
    @MrRonsof Před 5 lety +3393

    Thumbs up if you're listening to this magic song...

    • @lisascarrott6142
      @lisascarrott6142 Před 5 lety +24

      Love this song classic

    • @c.collins6859
      @c.collins6859 Před 5 lety +51

      Comments like this are killing comment sections on old songs. Fuck off mate

    • @ameliacullen389
      @ameliacullen389 Před 5 lety +10

      Brilliant

    • @stevegoodall8136
      @stevegoodall8136 Před 5 lety +10

      it reminds me always that everyone has a touch of greatness. Ido mean everyone :)

    • @sofiaabdulsatar
      @sofiaabdulsatar Před 5 lety +18

      Heard this song again after 34 years. Brought out so many memories.

  • @MrTkeddo
    @MrTkeddo Před rokem +74

    Not many covers are as good as the original but this is superb .

  • @anthonysydneybaker8777
    @anthonysydneybaker8777 Před 2 lety +2

    Who still listening 2 this in 2021 ,beautifull song

  • @michelleprie2854
    @michelleprie2854 Před 4 lety +237

    A capella at its very BEST!!! Just heavenly... 💖

    • @markfox1545
      @markfox1545 Před 3 lety +5

      A capella? Which capella is that? Ohhh ACAPELLA!

    • @michelleprie2854
      @michelleprie2854 Před 3 lety +2

      @@markfox1545 😂👏😂

    • @luisrivas9034
      @luisrivas9034 Před 2 lety +5

      It's not exactly 'a cappella': the arrangements are instrumental.

    • @bigbasil1908
      @bigbasil1908 Před 9 měsíci

      Yeah listening to it now screams samples and a synth. Bahahahaha @@luisrivas9034 It seemed so good at the time

  • @Ajis1520
    @Ajis1520 Před 3 lety +117

    I searched this song for hours, only knowing the "pa ra ra ra, pa ra ra ra' Thank God I got it at last.

    • @9w2xyz
      @9w2xyz Před 3 lety +3

      listen to the Alison Moyet original.

    • @donna4976
      @donna4976 Před 3 lety

      😉❤️ it was a classic !

    • @pcon71
      @pcon71 Před 3 lety +1

      @@9w2xyz Both versions are great. One of the cases, I cant choose which version I like best.

    • @nabbuko_tv
      @nabbuko_tv Před 3 lety

      Yep, same here 🙂

  • @atmywitsend1984
    @atmywitsend1984 Před rokem +150

    Nostalgia overload. Nearly 40 years on it still amazes me that all we hear are human voices. My little brother loved this. At the time I didn't appreciate it as I probably should have. The song is insanely beautiful,but what really gets me is the image of a pub that I rarely see anymore. I didn't appreciate it at the time. What I would pay to spend a few hours in a pub like that now,without all of of the cynicism and technological intrusions of the modern world pub.

    • @yute-hube779
      @yute-hube779 Před rokem +1

      Maybe they still exist abroad in those "English" pubs.

    • @seamusegan7127
      @seamusegan7127 Před rokem +1

      Just remember it happened an it all ways will because of this song

    • @MrSoma
      @MrSoma Před rokem +1

      Where's your little brother...being one myself..;.:)

    • @atmywitsend1984
      @atmywitsend1984 Před rokem +5

      @@MrSoma Sadly he died in 1994 at the age of 24. It makes the memory more poignant.

    • @neilhayz1555
      @neilhayz1555 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Fagans, The Grapes, Fat Cat. All in Sheffield, all great pubs you can have a quiet pint or 4.

  • @craiglewis6145
    @craiglewis6145 Před 2 lety +95

    One of my best memories was being involved in the filming of the Welsh soap opera, Pobol y Cwm.
    During a break in filming, which was on location, Brian Hibbard fired up the karaoke machine in the pub and sang this ( although it was the Yazoo version) right in front of me. It was absolutely amazing! The lead singer of the Flying Pickets singing this about 2 metres away.
    Although when he finished his words were " f***, that's higher than I remember!".
    He was such a nice down to earth guy.

    • @stefanahlhorn9937
      @stefanahlhorn9937 Před 2 lety +4

      Oh boy, what a wonderful memory! Thanks for sharing.

    • @johnhall8516
      @johnhall8516 Před 2 lety +5

      I still watch pobol y cwm,(peopl of the valley).

    • @craiglewis6145
      @craiglewis6145 Před 2 lety +7

      @@johnhall8516 I used to be an "extra" on there quite regularly years ago.
      I also met and had a couple of cigarettes with Francis Rossi from Status Quo when I was filming PYC. He was filming a show with Owen Money.

    • @ryankavanghnew-in4fk
      @ryankavanghnew-in4fk Před 7 měsíci +2

      This guy was in twin town wasn't he ? 😊

    • @craiglewis6145
      @craiglewis6145 Před 7 měsíci +3

      @@ryankavanghnew-in4fk yes he was.

  • @Pieter7ful
    @Pieter7ful Před 3 lety +190

    Looking from a window above, it's like a story of love
    Can you hear me
    Came back only yesterday
    I'm moving further away
    Want you near me
    All I needed was the love you gave
    All I needed for another day
    And all I ever knew
    Only you
    Sometimes when I think of her name
    When it's only a game
    And I need you
    Listen to the words that you say
    It's getting harder to stay
    When I see you
    All I needed was the love you gave
    All I needed for another day
    And all I ever knew
    Only you
    All I needed was the love you gave
    All I needed for another day
    And all I ever knew
    Only you
    This is going to take a long time
    And I wonder what's mine
    Can't take no more
    Wonder if you'll understand
    It's just the touch of your hand
    Behind a closed door
    All I needed was the love you gave
    All I needed for another day
    And all I ever knew
    Only you

  • @IrfanR83
    @IrfanR83 Před 4 lety +64

    I miss my late father...he loved this song...Happy Father's day..21st June 2020😌

    • @zalle1
      @zalle1 Před 4 lety +1

      Same...

    • @MrShayg
      @MrShayg Před 3 lety +1

      Made me think of mine as well. They’re probably looking from a window above

    • @keratinboy
      @keratinboy Před 3 lety

      My Mum, 9th November 2020. I showed her this video a few months ago to remind her of how pubs used to be. This brought her back, watching the news and watching the police beat miners in the street because they wanted decent pay and non-shit conditions working. Margaret Thatcher was a blight upon humanity and I will always celebrate her death. I got to live through that, too, as a kid.

  • @thesocialmediascientistmbe

    In one word, Fucking Wow.
    One of the only moments in history when a copy is actually far, far better than the original.

  • @thevirus7368
    @thevirus7368 Před 2 lety +195

    This always makes me cry from when I was a little kid until today. I don't care if people take the piss. It's almost beach boys perfection, absolutely heartbreaking 💔. Peace to you all. Merry Xmas.

  • @smurfsmurf2295
    @smurfsmurf2295 Před 4 lety +70

    One of the greatest songs ever made

  • @gordonpeden6234
    @gordonpeden6234 Před 4 lety +78

    Worked in the UK Coal mines in the 70's Thank you!!!

    • @suzawilo
      @suzawilo Před 4 lety +9

      No.
      Thank you for your hard work🙏🏽❤️

    • @user-nv5sn3tb4e
      @user-nv5sn3tb4e Před 3 lety +2

      backbone of a nation. thank you.

  • @patricschroeter6965
    @patricschroeter6965 Před 2 lety +20

    This was the best best of the Flying Pickets ensemble. Unmatched vocals. Only you, only them, only at that time. Never again...

  • @VictoriaSaunders-rq7qw
    @VictoriaSaunders-rq7qw Před 4 měsíci +8

    How brilliant no music just harmonies,’ fantastic 🎵

  • @kmc2090
    @kmc2090 Před 8 lety +52

    came here from watching Brian Hibbard in Twin Town, what a great voice and just found out he had passed away. RIP The Karaoke King. Great singer and actor

    • @MrDayjur
      @MrDayjur Před 8 lety +8

      Good comment.

    • @gerardbermingham7438
      @gerardbermingham7438 Před 7 lety +5

      Brian Hibbard was a real genuine guy too, would speak to absolutely anyone on the street...walked down City Rd in Cardiff with him once, not too long after Twin Town, no airs and graces, just a genuine interesting guy. Gone too soon.

    • @travgpeters1
      @travgpeters1 Před 6 lety +1

      yeah ive been listening to this song for years and watched the movie a couple of times ..its only just a year ago that i relized its actually him in that film haha cos i never seen the vid of this till a year ago and said to myself that guy looks strangely firmiliar .....

  • @sjk666
    @sjk666 Před 3 lety +55

    Nothing says Christmas like the Flying Pickets Only You

  • @patrickkelly6590
    @patrickkelly6590 Před rokem +9

    If your old enough to remember when this was out 1983 when you are a very lucky person.. I was 12 year old I don't really remember it but somehow it was always there... Absolutely beautiful...

  • @patriciathewisher2315
    @patriciathewisher2315 Před rokem +13

    It's just the touch of your hand, Behind a closed door. Such beautiful writing ❤

  • @yindyamarra
    @yindyamarra Před 3 lety +34

    Every now and then a song come back into your life and you say ,wow I forgot about this, then you can’t leave it alone for 2 months

    • @ChrisBrown-dy8ts
      @ChrisBrown-dy8ts Před 3 lety +3

      I’ve Been playing it everyday for 2weeks now. Wasn’t fussed when I heard it on TOTP back in the 80’s.

  • @victorianomadmadison5205
    @victorianomadmadison5205 Před 7 lety +224

    bring back these days please such a brilliant years

  • @stevecunningham6537
    @stevecunningham6537 Před 2 lety +11

    They were all talented guys.
    An a all time favourite of mine.
    When pubs were pubs 🤣

  • @interlocked2
    @interlocked2 Před rokem +5

    Rest in Peace, Brian, you're forever young in this clip. May the sod lay lightly upon you,

  • @vsmicer
    @vsmicer Před 9 lety +34

    What was wonderful was they did this live on top of the pops during the middle of the Miner's strike - all wearing NUM donkey-jackets.

  • @birrysund3269
    @birrysund3269 Před 3 lety +19

    If you're under lockdown in the UK in year 2000 listen to this music back in the 80s, these days won't come back ever again...

  • @adriana__2020
    @adriana__2020 Před rokem +23

    This song is simply magnificent.

  • @lindareidy2091
    @lindareidy2091 Před 2 lety +2

    Still love listening to this song.

  • @hughmcgunigel8245
    @hughmcgunigel8245 Před 9 lety +8

    One of the best hits ever, n, I'm a tough 72 yr. old Scot, who wears nothing under his kilt, ( well perhaps something pink sometimes ), and it brought a tear to my eye listening to it just now, brilliant.

  • @rajeevpaltrow8728
    @rajeevpaltrow8728 Před 4 lety +323

    I remember this being the Christmas no1 back in the 80s. Loved it along with Vince Clark’s original for yazoo. Man the 80s was a great time to be a kid

    • @Ju1ian10001
      @Ju1ian10001 Před 4 lety +3

      Loved growing up in the 80's (born in 77, so was 6 or there about's when this reached no1

    • @eightieslivenow7579
      @eightieslivenow7579 Před 4 lety +10

      even better time to be in your 20's in the clubs listening and dancing to the most amazing decade of music

    • @glynprice3815
      @glynprice3815 Před 4 lety +1

      @@eightieslivenow7579 you got that right

    • @gilesnewman9845
      @gilesnewman9845 Před 3 lety

      Did ye like that?!

    • @helenakatic1690
      @helenakatic1690 Před 3 lety +5

      Yes it was great unforgettable and happy time😀😀😀😀

  • @ellenthorne8222
    @ellenthorne8222 Před 10 měsíci +11

    Never tire of listening too or watching this video. Brian and the boys are magic

  • @victorianomadmadison5205

    My father passed away 😢 21/10/2022 ❤️ this is his song. He was a teddyboy to. I miss him so much 💖

  • @darren832
    @darren832 Před 9 lety +173

    Makes me think of my lovely wife. Been in each others lives since teens. Always been a great friend and partner, picked me up when down and made me the man I am today. My world!

  • @Herrera_70
    @Herrera_70 Před 6 lety +173

    Fallen angels brought me here!

  • @rayglover8697
    @rayglover8697 Před 11 měsíci +7

    JULY 2023 - and this is absolutely timeless - well done guys - a beautiful rendition/cover.

  • @stephencampbell4805
    @stephencampbell4805 Před rokem +4

    Boxing Day was always one of my favourite days as a kid, when my Granda and Great Uncle would visit. Both gone near 40 years now, still miss them, always. Song always reminds me of them. Xmas 83 ❤️

  • @craigstephens9928
    @craigstephens9928 Před 4 lety +40

    I'm glad I'm old now as to have been a teenager in the 80's
    Classic.

  • @sophiemckenzie2368
    @sophiemckenzie2368 Před 3 lety +35

    From the good old days, when you used to be able to visit a pub.

  • @paulineschmidhofer1602
    @paulineschmidhofer1602 Před rokem +9

    This is in memory of my brother...,my brother you will never be forgotten

  • @mikhobson5187
    @mikhobson5187 Před 2 lety +8

    Privileged to see them live in Bournemouth 1983. They could do just as well as this in the flesh. And very funny too. Great Concert.

  • @gorgolyt
    @gorgolyt Před 8 lety +1672

    I love the idea of six old boozers in a pub spontaneously breaking into melancholy angelic chorus.

    • @Tommyblueeyes
      @Tommyblueeyes Před 8 lety +36

      +Ryan Denziloe I dont think mid 30s is classified as "old" these days.

    • @xr6lad
      @xr6lad Před 8 lety +45

      I love the idea of someone sitting under a dart board while someone else is throwing darts and not expecting to get hit...

    • @typontrhunpontrhun1053
      @typontrhunpontrhun1053 Před 8 lety +2

      Dai Woods brilliant 10+

    • @goddambitch12
      @goddambitch12 Před 7 lety

      haha me too.x

    • @dlp2006
      @dlp2006 Před 7 lety

      Ryan Denziloe aa

  • @geordiepower9
    @geordiepower9 Před 3 lety +17

    i was working in inverness from 1982 till 84.on the kessock bridge, this song was sung by all the workers everyday constantly, was and still is a fantastic song. ohh and inverness is a beautiful and friendly place with lots and lots of boozing.

    • @markallinson3902
      @markallinson3902 Před 3 lety

      That's such a cool story. Stay with you forever this song

  • @Atif_Ph.D._Kate_Bush_Fan_Club
    @Atif_Ph.D._Kate_Bush_Fan_Club Před 6 měsíci +6

    Still a masterpiece.
    Beauty doesn’t age.
    I was in middle school when this was released and was being severely bullied.
    Music like this brought so much comfort, peace and hope. ❤️

  • @frankward8336
    @frankward8336 Před 8 měsíci +8

    Great group of lads - always in solidarity with workers.

  • @elo_4ever634
    @elo_4ever634 Před 5 lety +1129

    Thumbs Up If You Loved It Back Then AND STILL DO TODAY ?

    • @muhammadalieesaa3379
      @muhammadalieesaa3379 Před 5 lety +5

      Yes

    • @darkside8072
      @darkside8072 Před 5 lety +4

      Rock on brother (60)

    • @renate8290
      @renate8290 Před 4 lety +4

      Thumbs up! I'm sure my dad would agree. He used to play this in the car when we were on holiday (and I love it now because of that).

    • @Sxnhs
      @Sxnhs Před 4 lety +4

      Paul Timmins I love people like you. lots of respect

    • @elo_4ever634
      @elo_4ever634 Před 4 lety +2

      @@Sxnhs thanks darlin' and me you xx

  • @munkhsaranoyungerel2861
    @munkhsaranoyungerel2861 Před 5 lety +226

    Looking from a window above, it's like a story of love
    Can you hear me
    Came back only yesterday
    I'm moving further away
    Want you near me
    All I needed was the love you gave
    All I needed for another day
    And all I ever knew
    Only you
    Sometimes when I think of her name
    When it's only a game
    And I need you
    Listen to the words that you say
    It's getting harder to stay
    When I see you
    All I needed was the love you gave
    All I needed for another day
    And all I ever knew
    Only you
    All I needed was the love you gave
    All I needed for another day
    And all I ever knew
    Only you
    This is going to take a long time
    And I wonder what's mine
    Can't take no more
    Wonder if you'll understand
    It's just the touch of your hand
    Behind a closed door
    All I needed was the love you gave
    All I needed for another day
    And all I ever knew
    Only you

  • @claudiakatz-palme9708
    @claudiakatz-palme9708 Před měsícem +1

    Hello from Berlin, German - had the pleasure to see them live here 😍

  • @dixie3058
    @dixie3058 Před 8 měsíci +11

    2023 still loving ❤️ this song 🎵

    • @LLcoolDel
      @LLcoolDel Před 7 měsíci +1

      Will love this song forever.

    • @owatopham
      @owatopham Před 6 měsíci +1

      Always listen to this song on a loop at Christmas. It's just brilliant. 40 years ago and still a classic.

  • @batcow1
    @batcow1 Před 9 lety +19

    Just realised that I've remembered every word of this song for the last 31 years! Wow!

    • @johnrobertson2555
      @johnrobertson2555 Před 9 lety

      God is it that long such a long time and so much has happened all the best and merry Christmas and a Happy new year to all

    • @vassosable
      @vassosable Před 9 lety +2

      and so did i!! maria in sweden.

    • @naribhidden1715
      @naribhidden1715 Před 9 lety

      Your message made me laugh because I had the same experience. Guess when its as good a song as this it just stays with you.

    • @trevor6412
      @trevor6412 Před 9 lety

      Me too fella, didn't even think about it. Great classic though!!

    • @christinebaker6003
      @christinebaker6003 Před 9 lety

      I remember all the words to Lost Boys, had it on tape and almost wore the tape out. 😊

  • @dariawells7438
    @dariawells7438 Před 8 lety +18

    I was obsessed with this song as an 8-year-old. Still beautiful.

  • @paulmanners8736
    @paulmanners8736 Před rokem +24

    This song is one of my most loved tunes from Winter 1983. I love this song now as I did back then.

  • @TheBobbyel
    @TheBobbyel Před rokem +2

    I grew up as a teenager in pubs like this in Manchester in the 60s. I get a lump in my throat remembering such great days. Poor but happy.

  • @johns3512
    @johns3512 Před 4 lety +389

    This is, hands down, the best version of this song.

    • @stephenkeegan5625
      @stephenkeegan5625 Před 3 lety +1

      Version ? It's their song u fool

    • @corbindallas18
      @corbindallas18 Před 3 lety +2

      @@stephenkeegan5625 czcams.com/video/D7OVZ-CgMwM/video.html

    • @pitstop7157
      @pitstop7157 Před 3 lety +16

      Stíofán Mac Aogáin it was by Yazoo. This is a cover.

    • @woodworkingphoto8083
      @woodworkingphoto8083 Před 3 lety +10

      Hahaha at the bloke who thinks this is their song

    • @tangentarc7477
      @tangentarc7477 Před 3 lety +7

      @@stephenkeegan5625 It's Yazoo's song. It's even written in the description, you muppet.

  • @paulken11
    @paulken11 Před 8 lety +256

    A great talent who is no longer with us. Its a pity that his passing was overlooked by the media. Barely a mention....sad

    • @allanfriskow5479
      @allanfriskow5479 Před 5 lety +11

      Love this song great version

    • @mattphillips2454
      @mattphillips2454 Před 5 lety +13

      I met Brian a couple of times. Lovely fella, always happy to stop and chat. Sadly missed. RIP butty. 🕊

    • @mattphillips2454
      @mattphillips2454 Před 5 lety +19

      @gareth roblyn my brother was involved in industrial action with Cardiff Council many years back. Brian pitched up chatting to those picketing, lent his support handing out fliers and trying to rally others. Genuine and kind.

    • @draig1
      @draig1 Před 5 lety +7

      Great as kareoke king Dai in twin town's. Great movie

    • @Doniedaff
      @Doniedaff Před 5 lety +25

      He was a socialist who spoke up for himself. The media have no interest in commemorating great men like Brian.

  • @paulag7634
    @paulag7634 Před rokem +4

    I was stunned when I saw that this was No.1 nearly 40 years ago. Where the bl***y hell have all those years gone.

  • @sweedkilla5210
    @sweedkilla5210 Před 2 lety +4

    What IF just what IF
    Something like this would come out on the radio nowdays
    I would faint.

  • @scarfhs1
    @scarfhs1 Před 3 lety +23

    While I am enjoying the music I am also feeling nostalgic for a time when you could just walk into a pub.

  • @Tojazzer
    @Tojazzer Před 8 lety +12

    To this day the greatest treatment of a wonderful song. A Classic.
    Sorry to hear of Brian's passing. May his memory be a blessing.

  • @jackmcgregor1983
    @jackmcgregor1983 Před rokem +2

    Wow, this brings back some memories. Some sad, some beautiful; all tinged with the melancholy of aging.

  • @reaney1977
    @reaney1977 Před 2 lety +21

    Had this tune stuck in my head all day at work. Such a beautiful song.

  • @josefpohl5489
    @josefpohl5489 Před 8 lety +85

    One of the greatest cover in history of popular music.

    • @CRUNKboiii
      @CRUNKboiii Před 7 lety +2

      no .. go check disturbed sound of silence .. I think that's the best cover ever

    • @paulbledsoe3392
      @paulbledsoe3392 Před 7 lety

      The best cover ever has to be Ring Of Fire by Johnny Cash.

    • @paulbledsoe3392
      @paulbledsoe3392 Před 7 lety

      Why you say that? Do not like Ring of Fire?

    • @sainttrinian4570
      @sainttrinian4570 Před 7 lety +2

      Paul Bledsoe The best cover by Cash is Personal Jesus.

    • @nekroschizofrenik8400
      @nekroschizofrenik8400 Před 6 lety +1

      Paul Bledsoe I find the trumpets annoying to be honest. Anita's original version is just otherworldly. But I can agree that Johnny Cash could make a damn good cover. I shed a tear every time I listen to "Hurt", one of the greatest covers ever in my opinion.

  • @laurenunderwood4561
    @laurenunderwood4561 Před 4 lety +108

    I’m 19, and this was the type of songs I grew up on, and thank god I did! Timeless and amazing, this is mine and my dads song, when I get married it’ll be our father daughter dance. We love the acapella 🥰

    • @residentelect
      @residentelect Před 4 lety +5

      You're wise beyond your years, Lauren.
      God bless you and your dad.
      Walking you down the aisle will no doubt be the most special, but heart wrenching experience he will ever have.
      Keep discovering and listening to great music 👍

    • @laurenunderwood4561
      @laurenunderwood4561 Před 4 lety +4

      Resident Elect thank you! I was brought up with the best type of music and now I let my son listen to it, we both dance and sing just like I and my dad once did. Thank you for your kind words. Bless you ❤️

    • @residentelect
      @residentelect Před 4 lety +3

      @@laurenunderwood4561
      Lol lucky little boy 😊
      I was exactly the same almost 40 years ago (oh crikey I'm old!!)
      My dad at work, my mum doing the housework dancing with me as she sung along to Go West, Pet Shop Boys, Mike and The Mechanics, lol
      Then dad would arrive home, and after tea it would be just father and son sat listening Pink Floyd, Genesis, The Moody Blues, and ELO, my mind trying to grasp what this wonderful noise was, as he explained the lyrics and what the songs meant.
      One day, many, many years into the future, it'll be your little boy sat here enjoying the exact same memories of you 😊
      You take care now, and live a full happy life...

    • @TheKristinmhollis
      @TheKristinmhollis Před 4 lety +2

      It was my wedding song 17 years ago ♥️

    • @laurenunderwood4561
      @laurenunderwood4561 Před 4 lety +2

      @@TheKristinmhollis how beautiful! i cannot wait to do this dance with my dad its a song we have always loved together xx

  • @derapfel3257
    @derapfel3257 Před rokem +5

    A totally underrated song. Exactly such songs tell me that I had a great youth.😍🥳 ❤The first kiss, the first lovesickness...

  • @chrischarnock4244
    @chrischarnock4244 Před 2 lety +4

    i was a young lad 13 years old just lost my dad,,,,,,, god this brings back memories.... what a quality classic from the flying pickets ... seems like yesterday ...

  • @dawnstickells4781
    @dawnstickells4781 Před 4 lety +15

    Still one of the best! Reminds me of my much younger days....

  • @paralleleagle7293
    @paralleleagle7293 Před 7 lety +15

    RIP 🌷Brian hibbard a great welsh actor and singer
    god bless .⛅

  • @robertwinstanley556
    @robertwinstanley556 Před 2 lety +11

    Such a simple video, but is so well done that a person could watch it over and over again and see it being performed in almost every public house in the world.

  • @michaelpharao7746
    @michaelpharao7746 Před 2 lety +6

    *BEAUTIFUL* song, i never get tired of this song. wish tough that songs like this one stil was made jus as good as this. *Love frm Denmark*